Broom-holder.



N0. 894,642. PATENTED JULY 28, 1903.

L. E. HIGGINS. BROOM HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 10, 1907.

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BROOM-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 10, 1907. Serial No. 405,917.

Patented July 28, 1908.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LIDEI E. HIGGINS, a citizen of the United States,residing in New York, borough of Manhattan, county and State of NewYork, have made a new and useful Invention in Broom-Holders, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention is directed particularly to a novel means for holding orsecuring a'broom in place against a door, wall, or other means ofsupport, and itrhas for its objects, first, to provide a holder of thisnature which shall be cheap, simple, and efficient. Second, to provide aholder of this nature which may be readily attached to or detached fromits ermanent means of support and which wil retain the head of the broomin perfect shape. Third, to provide a holder of this nature with meansfor sustaining a dust-pan or dustcloth, or both.

- My invention will be fully understood .by referring to theaccompanying drawings, in which, i

Figure 1 is a front elevational View thereo showing the same attached toa door or other means of support, said holder being partlybroken awayfor the purpose of illustrating the means for hanging it to the door orsupport, and also showin the broom in place. Fig. 2 is a longitudinasectional View taken through the body of the holder, illustrating thebroom and the door or means of support in side elevational view.

Referring now to the drawings in detail A represents the handle and Bthe head of an ordinary broom and H represents as awhole my novel formof broom holder or support, the same being preferably made of pressedmetal and having the conformation or shape of the broom head B, saidholder being open at its back for the reception of the broom andprovided at its lower end with an opening I for retaining the handle inposition when the holder is closed against a door or rigid means ofsupport D. This holder is formed preferably of pressed metal and isprovided around its outer edge with a strengthening bead which inclosesa continuouswire W, said wire being bent back and forth uponitself andoutward at the upper end so as to constitute a hook E, and around thelower end of the opening I and outward so as to constitute a second hookF, these hooks serving the purpose of supporting any article ofhousehold use ordinarily utilized in connection with a broom, as, forinstance, a dust-pan on one and a dust-cloth upon the other.

G represents a metallic hinge having one edge bent around a portion ofthe wire W and provided with slotted screw-holes K, K, K for receivingflat-headed screws J, J, adapted to detachably secure the holder to thedoor or support D. v The 0 posite ends of the wire W approach each ot erat points approximately opposite the hinge G, and the continuation ofthe bead therearound constitutes a sliding means of Sn port for a wirecatch C which serves also t e function of a handle or means of turningthe holder H about its hinged point of support G. P represents a lockingscrew or pin for securing the catch 0.

, In using this improved holder to secure and protect a broom, the catchC is moved into the up or position indicated in dotted. lines, there yreleasing the holder, after which it is rotated about the hinge G asufficient distance to permit of the insertion of the broom head B withthe handle A extending downward through the opening I. The holder andbroom are then turned until the outer or beaded edge rests firmlyagainst the door or support D, after which the catch C is moved to itslower or locked position behind the pin P.

I am aware that it is not broadly new with me to provide a broom holderwhich retains the conformation or shape of a broom head and to hang orsupport such a holder from a fixed point, as a nail or screw, attachedto a door or wall, and I make no claim hereinafter broad enough toinclude such a structural device.

Having thus described my invention what I claim anddesire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States is '1. As an article of manufacturea pressed metal broom holder having the conformation of the headof abroom and provided with a bead extending around its outer rim, said beadinclosing a continuous stiffening wire which is bent outward at theopposite ends of the holder to constitute a means of support foradditional articles, substantially as described.

22. As an article ofmanufacture a pressed metal broom-holder open at itsback and provided with a strengthening bead extending name to thisspecification in the presence of around its outer edge and inclosing acontwo subscribing witnesses. tinuous wire; 'a hinge secured to saidwire on a LIDEI E. HI I 8. one side and a. sliding catch secured withinGG the bead on the other side, substantially as Witnesses: desenbed.EDWARD R. WILLIAMS,

In testimony whereof I have signed my C.ED1TII HIGGINS.

